European Journal of Vascular & Endovascular Surgery
Volume 37, Issue 6 , Pages 681-687 , June 2009

The Association between Iliac Fixation and Proximal Stent-graft Migration during EVAR Follow-up: Mid-term Results of 154 Talent Devices

  • E.J. Waasdorp

      Affiliations

    • Department of Vascular Surgery, St. Antonius Hospital Nieuwegein, The Netherlands
    • ,
  • J.-P.P.M. de Vries

      Affiliations

    • Department of Vascular Surgery, St. Antonius Hospital Nieuwegein, The Netherlands
    • ,
  • A. Sterkenburg

      Affiliations

    • Department of Vascular Surgery, St. Antonius Hospital Nieuwegein, The Netherlands
    • ,
  • J.-A. Vos

      Affiliations

    • Department of Interventional Radiology, St. Antonius Hospital Nieuwegein, The Netherlands
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  • H.J.C. Kelder

      Affiliations

    • Department of Vascular Surgery, St. Antonius Hospital Nieuwegein, The Netherlands
    • ,
  • F.L. Moll

      Affiliations

    • Department of Vascular Surgery, University Medical Center, Utrecht, The Netherlands
    • ,
  • C.K. Zarins

      Affiliations

    • Department of Vascular Surgery, Stanford University Medical Center, Stanford, California, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Christopher K. Zarins, Chidester Professor of Surgery, Stanford University School of Medicine, Clark Center, 318 Campus Drive West, E350, Stanford, CA 94305-5431, USA.

Received 21 November 2008 ,Accepted 1 March 2009.

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PII: S1078-5884(09)00118-X

doi: 10.1016/j.ejvs.2009.03.001

European Journal of Vascular & Endovascular Surgery
Volume 37, Issue 6 , Pages 681-687 , June 2009

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